I always wear mine, but I dont't think having a law to mandate it is right. I have a mother, and I don't need the state being mother #2.

It's still (mostly) a free country, and if you want to be an idiot, it should be your choice. Likewise insurance companies should bee free to include in their policies that they will not pay for medical injuries if a helmet (at least) isn't worn. THAT would solve the problem better than a traffic ticket, IMO.

 

all the time everytime =)

 

I totally agree. In IL there is no helmet law but I still wear mine every time. We are all big boys and girls and we can make our own decisions regarding wearing helmets and seat belts. Its not the place of the state government to tell us what to do, especially when the only person's saftey that we are endangering is our own.

 

I wish the feds would step in and get rid of all helmet mandates..


That way, demand would go down, and I would be able to pick up a damn nice helmet pretty cheap


+1 for never getting on my bike without a lid.

 

When i first learned how to ride in chicago i didnt wear a helmet. but once i got back home in CT i never leave my house with out my helmet. I have seen enough specials on tv and heard enough stories not to leave home with out my helmet.

 

They just changed it here in michigan, used to be manditory now you have to have I think 2 years experience then you dont have to wear one. I think it is stupid, I always wear my helmet. I think more of the cruiser guys would go without a lid, I dont know maybe they think they look cooler with their brains splattered across the road.

 

I feel naked without my helmet.... same as a seatbelt really..

 

I can't even fathom the idea of not wearing a helmet.
When I got hit by a car that pulled out my helmet saved me some serious hurt. My head hit the pavement but it felt like a nice comfy pillow

It's a different mentality I guess about the nanny state concept. I totally support helmet laws as I am sure they save lives and serious injury. It's not like a police state, you just run the possibility of getting a ticket, like speeding.

 

I wish every state had helmet laws. I've seen accidents with and without helmets. The fatal accidents without helmets, some could have been prevented with helmets.

 

sometime when i would stunt my quad i wouldnt wear my helmet (85% of the time i WORE it). but i had one good wreck on it that could have been alot worse if i wasnt wearing it at the time (i'll post a pic). and here in MD there IS a helmet law, and even if there wasnt there is no way in HELL i'd throw a leg over my bike w/o one on. like one guys said earlier.......i've seen TOO many specials on tv, too many videos on the net, and seen too many pics. helmet law or no helmet law.......i'd ALWAYS wear it!

here's what the rear bar of my quad did while doing a Seat Stander-jump-to sitdown wheelie. glad i had the helmet on that day.